Love that Lasts Forever

Ah, Valentine's Day - affectionately known to many of us as Singles' Awareness Day (whose tragic initials happen to be S.A.D.). In light of the impending holiday, the lyrics from an old favorite song called "Healer" by Ten Shekel Shirt have been running through my head....

Healer
(from the album Much)
Healer heal me
Savior save me
Maker change me
Lover love me
Cuz I'm so tired of living for
The kind of love
That only lasts for a while
The pain, the shame
Tear me up inside

Chorus:
So I fall on my knees
To get back on my feet again
And I cry out for You
Would You please speak to me

Healer heal me
Savior save me
Maker change me
Lover love me
Cuz I'm so tired of living for
The kind of love
That only comes and goes
But Your love
Your love lasts forever

So I fall on my knees
To get back on my feet again
And I cry out for You
To hear you speak to me

Yes I fall on my knees
To get back on my feet again
And I run hard for You
To enter Your rest

So, this Valentine's Day, I will attempt shift my focus from the pursuit of a love that only comes and goes, to a Love that is eternal. This seems like an obvious choice but actually doing it is no easy task, let me tell you.

"Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine." Isaiah 43:1